# Accident 19830320008859A: Cessna 172N, Telma, WA, March 20, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 1983, 15:00 local time
- Place: Telma, WA
- Airport: Wenatchee State
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.5999° N, 122.1106° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5999&lon=-122.1106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N738QA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N738QA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 314 total, 150 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA83LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83LA066) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830320008859A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PLOWED 1200 FEET OF RUNWAY PRIOR TO DEPARTURE.NOSE WHEEL HIT UNPLOWED 18 INCH DEEP SNOW PORTION AND FLIPPED OVER.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA83LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83LA066), Mar 20, 1983: Cessna 172N (N738QA), Telma, WA, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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